Paul K
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During a visit for a family funeral, my son and his wife came home from
Vandenberg AFB and as an added bonus, stayed with us for a couple extra days. His wife left early for Denver to pick up the kids from grand parents but David, had a couple of extra days so we spent them together as much as we could including some flying!
I had a business trip to make in the RV to Gaylord MI, about 150 miles to the North. Perfect! The flight to Gaylord was uneventful and basicall routine. Didnt even bother to take any photos. The fun started when we asked about the pilot car we reserved,
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Yup, old police car with a BITE! Fun driving through town to the customers office and to the restaurant for lunch. Got lots of looks and kids really liked it!
North Fox island is about 19 miles off shore and is very remote. Life jackets and flight following are absolutely required in my book but also be aware that there are no people living there, no roads, no buildings, no power, no emergency services, and no cell phone service! Be prepared as the only chance you have if you get in trouble is to activate your ELT or wait for a plane to fly overhead and try to get them on your radio. There is however, a beautiful rural strip maintained by the RAF.
I trimmed my wheel pant openings a little bigger and am running Monster Retreads. Just slightly larger tires. I also have the front wheel bearings and support on the front gear by Antisplat Splat, and been getting a fair amount of grass time in lately.
Leaving Gaylord, set course for N Fox (6Y3) takes us over Charlevoix and out over Lake Michigan.
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Looking south towards Traverse City and the lakes and bays, Beautiful.
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Feet Wet! Charlevoix passing under us.
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Approaching N Fox, still about 10 miles out. Can't see the strip yet. The island to the South is S Fox Island, very private and not allowed to land there.
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As we approached, we decided to circle around and check it out first. Didn't appear to be anyone else here.
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Vandenberg AFB and as an added bonus, stayed with us for a couple extra days. His wife left early for Denver to pick up the kids from grand parents but David, had a couple of extra days so we spent them together as much as we could including some flying!
I had a business trip to make in the RV to Gaylord MI, about 150 miles to the North. Perfect! The flight to Gaylord was uneventful and basicall routine. Didnt even bother to take any photos. The fun started when we asked about the pilot car we reserved,
Yup, old police car with a BITE! Fun driving through town to the customers office and to the restaurant for lunch. Got lots of looks and kids really liked it!
North Fox island is about 19 miles off shore and is very remote. Life jackets and flight following are absolutely required in my book but also be aware that there are no people living there, no roads, no buildings, no power, no emergency services, and no cell phone service! Be prepared as the only chance you have if you get in trouble is to activate your ELT or wait for a plane to fly overhead and try to get them on your radio. There is however, a beautiful rural strip maintained by the RAF.
I trimmed my wheel pant openings a little bigger and am running Monster Retreads. Just slightly larger tires. I also have the front wheel bearings and support on the front gear by Antisplat Splat, and been getting a fair amount of grass time in lately.
Leaving Gaylord, set course for N Fox (6Y3) takes us over Charlevoix and out over Lake Michigan.
Looking south towards Traverse City and the lakes and bays, Beautiful.
Feet Wet! Charlevoix passing under us.
Approaching N Fox, still about 10 miles out. Can't see the strip yet. The island to the South is S Fox Island, very private and not allowed to land there.
As we approached, we decided to circle around and check it out first. Didn't appear to be anyone else here.
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